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E. J.'B,ROWN. DRAWER. 180.410,088. Patented Aug, 27, 1889.

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UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE.

EDIVARD J. BROWN, OF VASHINGTON, DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA.

. DRAWER.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 410,068, dated August 27, 1889.

Application filed June 14, 1889. `Serial No. 314,320. (No model.)

To a/ZZ whom it may concern,.-

Be it known that I, EDWARD .I BROWN, a citizen of the UnitedStates, residing at VvTashington, in the District of Columbia, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Drawers, of which the following is a specification, reference being had therein t-o the accompanying drawings.

My invention relates to bureaus, washstands, and other articles of cabinet furniture provided with sliding drawers; and the obj ect of my invention is to provide drawers with suitable compensating devices, by which sticking of the drawers is prevented when expansion takes place and looseness is avoided when contraction takes place. I attain these objects bythe construction illustrated in the accompanying drawings, in whieh- Figure l is a top View of a drawer placed within a frame or a piece of furniture shown in section, the bottom of said drawer being broken away to show the yielding bearings at tached to stripssecured to and under the bottom of said drawer. Fig. 2 is a longitudinal vertical section of the same. Fig. 3 is a side view of the same. Fig. 4 is a bottom view of a portion of a drawer, showing one end thereof and springs bearing against strips'attached to the bottom of the drawer, said springs being provided with a frictional bearing-block extending through the side of the drawer. Fig. 5 is a top view of a portion of the spring carrying and guiding strips of a drawer with a modified form of spring connected therewith. Fig. 6 is a vertical section of a portion of the drawer and of its inclosing-frame, showing one of the frictional rollers mounted in aY yielding link provided with a spring and inclosed in a sheetmetal frame secured to the bottom of the drawer. Fig. 7 is a top view of the same yieldingly-retained roller and its carryingframe. i

In said drawings, A represents a frame,v

which may be a part of a bureau, washstand, or other article of cabinet furniture, provided with sliding drawers B. To prevent said drawers from sticking to their casin g or frame when theybecome expanded on account of dampness or other causes, either the drawers have their sides recessed narrower than the front or the frame is recessed to permit the reception of devices interposed between the drawer and its frame. These devices consist of one or more rollers c, rotatablyinounted in a slot formed in one of the sides B2 of the drawer at point-s lower than the bottom B8 of the drawer, and said rollers bear against the inner side of the frame, while one or more springs the tension upon the spring, and as the strip t) may be secured to the bottom of the drawer by screws b2 said adjustment can be easily made. A

To prevent thesprings D from extending too far beyond the sides B2 of the drawer when the drawer is pulled out from its frame, either two grooves if in the same horizontal plane are used to receive the two loops of the spring or a simple but longer groove b3 is used with a pin b4, driven vertically across it in front of the inward middle bend of the spring; The groove b3 can also be obtained by recessing the bottom edge of the sides B2 and forming a groove b3 therefrom by means of a strap b5,

of wood or metal, secured to the bottom edge of said sides B2. i

It desired, a single-loop spring may be used, as shownin Fig. 5, said spring being also preferably of wire.

If wood is preferred for a rubbing-surface, v

the spring D may be provided with a wood bar E, having projections e extending through and beyond the slots in the sides B2 of the IOO the passage of the link c2 and a narrow slot for the passage of the pivot-pin of the roller and a spring g3 is placed between the rear of` the link c2 and the bent-over end of the frame g, to yieldingly support the link c2, and consequently the rollers c.

It itis desired to have the sides of the drawer free from projections, the strips b, receiving the ends of the springs, and slotted guide-strips B4 for said springs can be secured to the bottom of the drawer near its middle and the curved part of said springs made to bear against Ione,

side of a strip A2, forming a part of the drawerreceiving frame, while the rollers c bear against the opposite side of said strip. The upper edge of the front and back of the drawer is inwardly beveled at f, to reduce the amount of frictional surface against the under side of the drawer-receiving opening in the bureau or other article of furniture, and the bottom edge of the front of the drawer is grooved at f2, Fig. 3, for the same purpose; but the top and bottom of the inclosing-frame are kept horizontal and unbeveled. Parts of the invention shown in this case are also shown and described in another application filed May 21, 1889, Serial No. 311,619.

Having now fully described my invention, I claim- 1. In a bureau,washstand, or other article of cabinet-ware, the combination, with the frame or casing thereof, of a drawer loosely tted therein, the bottom strips secured thereto, and a yielding frictional bearing secured to said drawer under the bottom thereof and passing through its sides, the bottom strips or the sides of the drawer having slots to guide and retain said yielding bearing, substantially as described.

2. The combination, with a frame or casing, of a drawer loosely litted therein, the bottom strips secured to said drawer, and a spring secured to said drawer under the bottom thereof and passing through its sides, the bottom strips or the sides of said drawer being slotted to guide and retain said spring, substantially as described.

3. The combination of a frame and the slotted bottom strips of a drawer to guide and retain a spring, with a drawer, and a spring secured to said drawer under the bottom thereof and pressing against said frame, substantially as described.

In testimony whereof Iafiix my signature in presence of two witnesses.

v EDVARD J. BRO/VN.

Vitnesses:

E. E. MAssoN, CHAs. SCHILLER. 

